CONTENTS. 



PAGE. 



The Coney. By John Lonqmuir, Esq 1 



Notes on the Cere and Legs of Birds. Idkm 3 



Notes on the Days when the Summer Birds were first observed about 

 Barnsley, with Incidental notices of our Rarer Birds, and their 



Systematic Extermination. By Mr. T. Lister 6 



Notes.— No. I. By Mr. 0. Stuiibs 9 



Protracted Continuance of Insects in the Chrysalis State. By Stephen 



Stone, Esq 10 



Notes on the Lepidoptera of Baiiif. By Mr. T. Edward 12 



The Propagation of Hardy Trees and Shrubs. By J. Mc' Intosh, Esq. 14 

 Anagallis Arvensis, Etc., in Flower November 14th. By J. Rose, 



M. D., R. N 17 



Miscellaneous Notices. — A Black Hare. Occurrence of the Honey 

 and Rough-legged Buzzards in Banfishire. 'J'he Merlin near Banff. 

 The Blackstart near Chichester. Variety of the Rook. Occurrence 

 of the Pied Fly'catcher in Davon, and the Black Redstart in 

 Somersetshire, Malformation in the Bill of the Starling. Second 

 Note on a Wild Bee. Sphinx convolvuli. Acherontia atropos. 



Capture of Vanessa antiopa. Colias hyale 18 



Review. — The Natural History of the Birds of Ireland, Indigenous 

 and Migratory, containing descriptions of the habits, migrations, 

 occurrence, and economy of the two hundred and sixty-one species 

 comprised in the Fauna. By John J. Wattrbs, Associate Member 

 of the University Zoological Association. Dublin: Jamfs Mc'Glashan. 

 London: W. S. Orr and Co. Edinburgh: John Menzies, 1853. 



p.p. 300 19 



The Retrospect. — The Wagtails. Lepidoptera round Exeter. White 

 Variety of Lamium Amplexicaule. Plants with Unnaturally White 



Flowers 20 



The Querist. — The Domestic Swan 22 



NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



Communications have been received, np to December 15th., from H. S.; — 

 J. P. Feaseb, Esq.; — H. C. Stuart, Esq.;— Me. T. Lister; — Me. I. Williamson; 

 — S. Stone, Esq.;— J. Harrison, Esq. 



Contributions have been received, up to December 15th., from the Eev. W 

 W. Cooper;— J. Gatcombe, Esq.; — J. Eose, Esq., M.D.; — Henry Cobbett, 

 Esq.; — J. Garland, Esq.; — Me. M. Westcott; — W. Sawees, Esq; — Me. E. 

 Paefitt; — Me. T. Edward. 



A letter from "W. Felkin, Esq., received some time back, was replied to by post, but we 

 have had no answer; we fear it has miscarried. Will Mr. F. favour us with a reply; we fear 

 wc did not read the name of the post town correctly. 



Commuvicaiions, Drawinqs, Adveriisemenis, etc., 1o he addresifed to BEVEHLEY 

 R. MOB BIS, Esq., 'M. D., Driffield;— Bcwls for Bcvicw mid Parcels, io 

 the care of Messrs. GROOMBBIBGE and SONS, 5, Paternosiei' Bow. 



